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Sibuyan Island Sibuyanons Against Mining Altai Philippines Mining Company
The Philippines 
February 6, 2023March 12, 2023

Philippine Police show who their true masters are in Sibuyan Island mining fiasco

Posted By: Louie Encabo 650 Views Altai Philippines Mining Corporation, Alyansa Tigil Mina, featured, mining in the philippines, mining lobby, Sibuyan Island, Sibuyanons Against Mining

“We serve and protect”, reads the motto of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – a motto which most Filipinos are familiar with. However, the

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The Philippines 
May 10, 2017November 18, 2017

The Roy Cimatu-Carlos Dominguez Link to the Oligarchy

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1447 Views department of environment and natural resources, gina lopez, mining lobby, rodrigo duterte, roy cimatu

As if Gina Lopez’s rejection as Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary was not painful enough, President Duterte landed a bigger blow to progressive

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The Philippines 
May 3, 2017November 19, 2017

The Oligarchy Ousts Gina

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1465 Views commission on appointments, gina lopez, mining lobby

In a huge blow to the progressive wing of the Duterte administration, the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected the reappointment of Gina Lopez as

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